Nicola Sturgeon’s shock resignation on Wednesday has triggered questions about the future of Scottish independence as the search for a new first minister begins.
Culture and External Affairs Secretary Angus Robertson and Health Secretary Humza Yousaf are among the tipped contenders to replace Sturgeon as SNP leader, but latest polling puts Finance Secretary Kate Forbes in the lead.
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Fears have been raised about the future of the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) without Sturgeon at the helm, however – and about how her resignation will affect the long-fought push for an independent Scotland.
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1. In which English seaside town did a new Banksy artwork appear on Valentine’s Day?
- Hastings
- Margate
- Torquay
- Cromer
2. Police have “saved Easter” by recovering how many Cadbury Creme Eggs stolen from a Telford industrial estate?
- 25,000
- 100,000
- 200,000
- 350,000
3. Nicola Sturgeon resigned after how many years as Scotland’s first minister?
- Four
- Six
- Seven
- Eight
4. Sky Brown has become the UK’s first world champion in which sport?
- Skateboarding
- Snowboarding
- BMX
- Canoe Slalom
5. Waitrose has announced plans to do what as the supermarket battles to lure back middle-class shoppers?
- Slash prices across its own-brand range
- Offer free biscuits and cake in store
- Start a cash-back loyalty scheme
- Introduce ‘yellow label’ shopping hours
6. Who made history as the first current international player in men's football to publicly come out as gay?
- Jordan Veretout
- Jakub Jankto
- Jakub Kamiński
- Joel Asoro
7. King Charles reportedly said that the “secret” to a good kebab is what?
- A spicy marinade
- Organic meat
- A good sauce
- Gluten-free bread
8. The director of Hanover State Opera’s ballet company has been suspended after doing what?
- Forcing dancers to perform while they had Covid
- Attacking an audience member who yawned
- Releasing tear gas at a rival company’s ballet
- Smearing dog poo in a dance critic’s face
9. Why has the Premier League’s referee chief Howard Webb apologised to Brighton FC?
- He was overheard saying Brighton were “useless”
- A ref ran into and injured a player during a match
- A goal was wrongly disallowed owing to a VAR error
- A pitch invasion by rival fans disrupted play for 12 minutes
10. Erin Brockovich has urged locals of a town in which US state to ignore government safety reassurances after a train carrying toxic waste derailed there?
- Ohio
- Texas
- Maryland
- Idaho
1. Margate
Valentine’s Day Mascara shows a 1950s-style housewife with a swollen eye and missing tooth apparently pushing a man into a real freezer placed next to the wall mural.
2. 200,000
Thief Joby Pool is facing two years in prison after admitting using a stolen lorry to make off with the chocolate haul, worth an estimated £40,000.
3. Eight
The SNP leader said she no longer had the stamina needed for the role at this “critical moment” in the push for Scottish independence.
4. Skateboarding
The 14 year-old Olympic bronze medallist told reporters she was “really stoked” to have won gold in park skateboarding at the world championship in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
5. Slash prices across its own-brand range
The chain is investing £100m to cut the prices of hundreds of its Essentials products, in a bid to compete with rival supermarkets as the sector faces record-high inflation.
6. Jakub Jankto
In a video on Twitter on Monday, the 27-year-old Czech midfielder announced that “I am homosexual, and I no longer want to hide myself”.
7. A good sauce
According to The Telegraph, the king told a kebab shop owner that “it’s all in the sauce”, after stopping in during a visit to a charity in west London.
8. Smearing dog poo in a dance critic’s face
Award-winning choreographer Marco Goecke has apologised for his “overreaction” in attacking reviewer Wiebke Hüster in the opera house foyer after she slated one of his shows.
9. A goal was wrongly disallowed owing to a VAR error
Webb contacted the club to say sorry after Brighton was denied a goal against Crystal Palace because the VAR offside lines were drawn from the wrong player.
10. Ohio
The environmentalist told residents of East Palestine to leave if they feel unsafe, amid conflicting reports about the ecological fallout of the 3 February derailment.
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